Best product to clean up whitewalls?

I need to clean up some Cokers to get them ready to mount next week. What works on cleaning them up nicely?

Is there anything that could ruin them?

Oh yeah, here is a pic of the wheels they are going on!

 

wesley's bleach white works well. i sometimes use laquer thinner on mine. what's with those wheels? find some without the slots.

 

Or use "Simple Green".

 

I think we used soft scrub the last time we cleaned them.

 

wesleys bleach white & comet will get ride of even the yellowest white walls.

 

Thanks guys. Off to Walmart!

 

have had problems with 'some' whitewalls before. the glue or oils or whatever in the rubber gets warm & works its way through the white staining the whitewall never to be truely white again! ----- yellowed whitewall tires look gooooooooooooood to though!

 

I have always used "Spray Nine" and a soft scrub brush.

 

Had a problem with a set of 4 Coker wide whites. Sidewalls were checking with fine lines and could not clean well. Had the road hazard warranty. Called Coker, sent them back for exchange. They said the problem caused by using Whestley's Bleach White. Called Whestley's and they said they had heard that before but Coker would not put in writing. Called Coker back and asked for an e-mail stating the cause of the problem was Whestley's. They refused to e-mail me but did give me 75% credit on the exchange of the 4 tires. It's kinda funny cause the original set of 4 had "gummy" side walls when new; kinda sticky and would clean up ok but get dirty again right away because of the stickyness of the whitewall. Stickyness went away after about a year. The black portion of the tires was not sticky at all; just the whites. I think the whitewall was not cured properly but can't prove it.

I still use Whestley's!

 

Most say not to use bleaches or by-products of bleach because they dry out the rubber.

 

I use Whestley's all the time and I don't think there is anything better, but you want to make sure and NOT get it close to unprotected, unclearcoated alloys. It will take the shine right off of them!

You'll end up with a polishing job that was uncalled for.

-slacker

 

In extreme cases, i've had good luck with 400 sandpaper and water (wetsanding). When i had too many people in the back seat of my 60 Olds and the tires would get scratched on the quarter panel lip, this also got rid of those scratches.

 

I usually use Whestley's as well, but the kitchen pot scrubbers work good also. I think they call them Brillo Pads or something like that.

 

Listen to Petejoe.

Do NOT use any product containing bleach. It dries out the whitewall and causes cracks.

 

those wheels look radioactive!!!!!!!!!

 

extra super fine (i think it's 0000) steel wool; any hardware store should carry it...

 

I second the Knight's Spray 9. My father has used it for years and it really can't be beat - cheap, too!

 

I have used Wesley's and Comet and have had great luck.

 

Ya bleech white works great, as a noob I did scuff up my whitewalls and hit the curb, and I used bleech white and you couldnt tell that I did. Also if you do use that stuff rinse well, I thiink I heard or read something that it can wreck your paint if you leave alot still on.

 

Hand cleaner with pumice works fast, I also second Spray Nine, and Brillo pads.

Always use lots of water.

 

Try Lestoil, it's a oil byproduct and will not dry out the rubber.

 

I have had good luck with westley's bleech white.